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Long-term care panel suggests cutting 3-day hospital stay rule for SNFs
By Jessica Zigmond | September 13, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Eliminating the three-day hospital stay requirement for Medicare coverage in a skilled-nursing facility is among the list of recommendations that the Commission on Long-Term Care will include in its final report to Congress due by Sept. 30.
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FDA orders starker warnings on opioid painkillers
By Matthew Perrone / Associated Press | September 11, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration is requiring stronger warning labels on prescription painkillers like OxyContin, in the government's latest attempt to reduce overdose deaths caused by the long-acting medications.
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Nursing challenges | DeMoro talks patient care, ACA
By Modern Healthcare | August 31, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Labor unions are fighting to make sure their interests and input are considered as hospital executives adjust to a new business landscape under the healthcare reform law, along with new and threatened Medicare cuts devised to trim the federal deficit. As...
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Healthcare providers fall short in preventing spread of infection, Joint Commission says
By Melanie Evans | August 30, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The nation's hospitals, nursing homes and outpatient clinics continue to fall short when it comes to performing necessary—and sometimes very basic—steps to prevent the spread of infection that can cause illness or death, new data from the Joint Commission show.
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HHS extends equal coverage to same-sex Advantage beneficiaries in skilled-nursing facilities
By Steven Ross Johnson | August 29, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
All beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage plans will now receive access to equal coverage when it comes to care in a skilled-nursing facility where their spouse lives, regardless of sexual orientation.
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2013 Top Women in Healthcare honoree interviews
By Modern Healthcare | August 19, 2013
Modern Healthcare had the rare opportunity to interview a number of the honorees in our fifth Top Women in Healthcare program during our conference and gala in Nashville. Hear some of the industry's most important voices weigh in on some of the most crucial healthcare issues of the day.
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2013 Top Women in Healthcare honoree interviews
By Modern Healthcare | August 19, 2013
Modern Healthcare had the rare opportunity to interview a number of the honorees in our fifth Top Women in Healthcare program during our conference and gala in Nashville. Hear some of the industry's most important voices weigh in on some of the most crucial healthcare issues of the day.
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2013 Top Women in Healthcare honoree interviews
By Modern Healthcare | August 19, 2013
Modern Healthcare had the rare opportunity to interview a number of the honorees in our fifth Top Women in Healthcare program during our conference and gala in Nashville. Hear some of the industry's most important voices weigh in on some of the most crucial healthcare issues of the day.
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Vital Signs
Nurses cite safety, savings in urging for mandated nurse-staffing ratios
By Ashok Selvam | August 19, 2013
Oncology nurse Theresa Brown, in an op-ed piece in the New York Times Sunday, argued for government-mandated nurse-staffing ratios.
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Vital Signs
N.Y. nurses union battles own staff in contract talks
By Ashok Selvam | August 15, 2013
The New York State Nurses Association is battling an unlikely foe at the negotiating table.
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